Sen. Dole escapes challenge from Rep. Miller

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Sen. Dole escapes challenge from Rep. Miller
By Aaron Blake
June 26, 2007

Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) is a little safer today following Rep. Brad Miller’s (D-N.C.) announcement yesterday that he would not run against her in 2008.

The announcement is a blow to national Democrats, who had been touting Miller as a leading potential challenger. Miller delayed launching his House campaign while he weighed a Senate bid and talked to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign
Committee (DSCC).

In the end, he said he simply prefers the House and cited his wide margins of victory in recent elections.

“I am immensely grateful for that kind of support,” Miller said. “This decision was not just about me. It wasn’t an easy decision, but it was the right one for my family, my friends and my state.”

Miller said the DSCC provided him with “generous offers of support.”

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